A “historic” winter storm has crossed the United States, crippling the country like never before. Twenty people have died and snowfall is expected to continue. In some states, the National Guard has been deployed to help with relief efforts. A review of these events in ten pictures.
1. The winter storm that crossed the United States was classified as “historic” by the United States Weather Service
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2. The storm brought heavy snowfall, icy gusts and sometimes temperatures down to -48°C
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3. Temperatures can turn boiling water into ice droplets in an instant
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4. It was around -20C during the day in Chicago on Friday
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5. 70% of Americans have been affected by warnings or calls for caution in the United States
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6. About twenty people died, some of them in traffic accidents, on roads that had become very dangerous due to ice and lack of visibility
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7. “The winds are so strong,” the snow is forming like “sand dunes,” it’s “crazy,” described Ali Lawson, 34, who has lived in Buffalo for eight years
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8. Almost 1,500 flights were canceled across the country on Sunday, up from more than 3,400 the day before
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9. Several hundred thousand homes were left without power across the country
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10. Shelters have been opened in all American cities to house people in need so they can warm up and protect them from the risk of hypothermia
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